ribbon pakod

Ingredients:

Ingredients:

1 cup rice flour
1/4 cup besan i.e chickpea flour
1/4 tsp butter (unsalted preferred)
1/2 tsp asafoetida
1-2 tsps chilli powder
2 tsp ginger-garlic paste (optional),
2tsp sesame seeds, (op)
salt to taste
oil for deep frying

Method:

1.Heat the oil for deep frying in a hot wok or wide saucepan.
2.Mix all the flours and the powders.
3.Cut the butter into small pieces and rub into the mixture with your fingers.
Add water to make a soft dough.
4.Put into a murukku press and squeeze into hot oil into a big lazy circle - as big as the pan can hold.
5.Deep fry till golden brown.
6.Leave to drain and cool on absorbent paper towels.Store in air-tight tins when cool and enjoy!